• This is the last week of the Chester Music Series that we are sponsoring this year.
• We are selling butterflies at the Comtu Music Series in August. If you can volunteer, contact Emma. To order Butterflies, click here.
• The 60 rain suits and crocs for our District Grant to supply Springfield and Chester preschools have been ordered.
• Penny Sale: Tickets will be distributed next week for the event on Oct. 19.
• President Deb is looking into other venues for our club socials.
• The board voted to donate $1000 to the Amigos De Honduras District Rotary Program.
Trex Plastics Challenge Update
The eighth bench has been ordered and will be delivered to Springfield Town Library. We have collected 101 pounds of plastic film towards our goal of 1000 pounds of plastic film for a ninth recycled bench that is earmarked for Green on Main. Since February of 2023, 6,244 pounds of plastic film (over 3 tons!) have been removed from the waste stream, delivered to Shaw's Supermarket and heading to Trex Company for recycling. You can bring your plastic to the Springfield Town Library.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
August 13
Jennifer Scott
Southern VT’s Area Health Education Center
August 20
7870 District Governor Bill Stevens
August 27
No Regular Club Meeting
August 28
Club Social
Fullerton Inn, Chester, VT
September 3
Danna Bare
Springfield Area Parent Child Center
NOTE: Programs are updated on the club website.
The next board meeting will be Tues., Sept. 10, 2024, @ 10:45 am at Maebellines. Minutes of the board meetings can be found on the club website. All members are welcome to all board meetings, your input is valued, please come!
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
President Deb welcomed all to the Aug. 6, 2024 club meeting held at Maebelline's Restaurant. For the thought of the day, she offered this quote by Laverne Cox: “When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected."
BOWL OF LIFE: (members put three things about themselves on paper and place into a bowl and then we try to identify the member)
This member's clue was: "Went to Puerto Rico for my 7th grade school service trip — EMMA McGUIRK
HAPPY EVENTS:
Deb: New kitchen underway
Deb: Didn't blow her engine after her oil change service failed.
Deb: Softball tournament to honor her nephew was a success.
Alan: Happy to help with plastics sorting at the library and selling butterflies.
Robert F.: His daughter Susan was home to celebrate her birthday.
Kelly: Got a new puppy.
Kelly: New job as district manager of Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District
Taylor: Good meeting with fellow directors of Vermont Chambers.
Emma: Had a good ultrasound with photos
Ed G.: Got to watch his 3 grandkids ice skating lesson
Bill: Enjoyed the Garrison Keillor show in Bellows Falls.
Deb: Celebrated her daughters 30th birthday
Deb: Chip recovered from COVID
Deb: Kelly Stettner's presentation
Jeff: Kelly Stettner's presentation
Jeff: Carrie is having a girl.
Jeff: Lisa won a Fulbright Award and will be heading to Columbia.
Jeff: Good time on his trip out west with Lisa.
Jeff: No pain from the repair of his chipped tooth.
Marty: After a presentation to the Manassas Rotary Club about the BEAR Project at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, a Rotarian donated $10,000 towards the BEAR Project Job Program that will enable 10 college-bound students to earn $1000 for their upcoming school year.
RAFFLE:
The weekly prize of $6 was won by Marty. He also won the big pot of $100 which we donated to Black River Action Team.
PROGRAM:
Kelly Stettner talked about the Black River Action Team's history and its upcoming 25th Annual River Sweep cleanup on Sat., Sept 7th. For more info, click here. President Deb (l) presented Kelly with a check for $250 towards the cleanup.
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